Thomas Wyatt (c. 17836 April 1834) was an East Indies merchant from Willenhall in the English Midlands. He commissioned Willenhall House from John Buonarotti Papworth in 1829 which was built on an estate that he purchased in north London and which he named Willenhall.

Early life and family

Thomas Wyatt was born around 1783 in

Willenhall Willenhall is a market town situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands, England, with a population taken at the 2011 census of 28,480. It is situated between Wolverhampton and Walsall, historically in the county of St ...

, Warwickshire. He married Elizabeth Reeves, who was born in London around 1793. Their children included Maria who died as an infant in 1820, Thomas who died aged 15 in 1831, Eliza who died in 1847 aged 31, James who died in 1856 aged 42, and

William Henry Wyatt Sir William Henry Wyatt (1823-1898) was Magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant for Middlesex, and social reformer in his role of Chairman of both the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch and the Metropolitan Asylum for Chronic Imbeciles at ...

(1823-1898), later Sir William, who was for thirty years chairman of the County Lunatic Asylum, Colney Hatch.

Career

Wyatt traded as an East Indies merchant. Around 1820 he purchased Belle Vue in Barnet that he replaced with Willenhall House Cass, Frederick Charles. (1885-92)
East Barnet.
' London: Nichols for the

London and Middlesex Archaeological Society The London and Middlesex Archaeological Society (LAMAS) is a society founded in 1855 for the study of the archaeology and local history of the City of London and the historic county of Middlesex. It also takes an interest in districts that were h ...

. pp. 156-157. which was designed by

John Buonarotti Papworth John Buonarotti Papworth (24 January 1775 – 16 June 1847) was a British architect, artist and a founder member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. He adopted the middle name "Buonarotti" in around 1815. As well as being active in ...

in 1829. He named the new house after his place of birth.Widdicombe, S. H. (1912) ''A Chat About Barnet and its History''. Barnet: E. Cowing. p. 22.

Death and legacy

Thomas Wyatt died on 6 April 1834 at the age of 51 in London's Hanover Square. He is buried in the family vault at St Mary the Virgin church, East Barnet. Elizabeth died at St Wilfrids, Cuckfield, Sussex, on 12 May 1867, aged 74. Probate was granted to his son Sir

(1823-1898) and to Robert Edward Wyatt.Elizabeth Wyatt England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957.
Family Search. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wyatt, Thomas English merchants 1780s births Year of birth uncertain 1834 deaths People from Willenhall 19th-century British businesspeople